2022 Tasmanian local elections explained

Country:Tasmania
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Election Date:3–25 October 2022
Previous Election:2018 Tasmanian local elections
Previous Year:2018
Next Election:2026 Tasmanian local elections
Next Year:2026
Turnout:84.79% (26.09%)
Leader1:N/A
Party1:Independents
Seats1:199
Popular Vote1:233,715
Percentage1:72.02%
Leader2:Rebecca White
Party2:Australian Labor Party (Tasmanian Branch)
Seats2:16
Popular Vote2:20,227
Percentage2:6.23%
Leader3:Jeremy Rockliff
Party3:Liberal Party of Australia (Tasmanian Division)
Popular Vote3:19,157
Seats3:13
Percentage3:5.90%
Leader4:Cassy O'Connor
Party4:Tasmanian Greens
Last Election4:6
Seats Before4:6
Seats4:11
Seat Change4: 5
Popular Vote4:18,295
Percentage4:5.64%
Leader5:No leader
Party5:National
Color5:006644
Last Election5:0
Seats Before5:0
Seats5:1
Seat Change5: 1
Popular Vote5:3,093
Percentage5:0.96%
Swing5: 0.96
Leader6:No leader
Party6:Pauline Hanson's One Nation
Last Election6:0
Seats Before6:0
Seats6:2
Seat Change6: 2
Popular Vote6:2,065
Percentage6:0.64%
Leader7:No leader
Party7:Local
Color7:1C81C7
Last Election7:Did not exist
Seats Before7:0
Seats7:0
Popular Vote7:1,062
Percentage7:0.33%
Swing7: 0.33
Leader8:Jacqui Lambie
Party8:Jacqui Lambie Network
Popular Vote8:271
Percentage8:0.08%
Last Election8:0
Seats Before8:0
Seats8:1
Seat Change8: 1
Leader9:No leader
Party9:Liberal Democratic Party (Australia)
Last Election9:0
Seats Before9:0
Seats9:0
Popular Vote9:157
Percentage9:0.05%
Swing9: 0.05-->

The 2022 Tasmanian local elections were held in October 2022 to elect the councils of the 29 local government areas (LGAs) in Tasmania, Australia. Mayoral and deputy mayoral elections were also held.[1]

For the first time in Tasmanian local elections, voting was compulsory. Polls opened on 3 October and closed at 2pm on Tuesday, 25 October.[2]

Electoral system

Councillor elections are conducted using a slightly modified version of the Hare-Clark electoral system, which is also used for Tasmanian House of Assembly elections.[3] Mayors and deputy mayors are elected using preferential voting, which is used for Tasmanian Legislative Council elections.[3]

The Robson Rotation is used to rotate the order in which candidate names appear on ballot papers. All voting in Tasmanian local elections is conducted by post.[1] [3]

Elections timeline

Party changes before elections

A number of councillors joined or left parties before the 2022 elections.

Campaign

A number of local tickets were formed to contest elections. In Hobart, Our Hobart and Your Hobart Independents (YHI) were formed, with councillors Mike Dutta, Anna Reynolds and Zelinda Sherlock joining the YHI ticket.[4] In Kingborough, three independents stood as Kingborough Thrives candidates.[5]

Former Liberal Democrats NSW senator Duncan Spender stood in Hobart as a deputy mayoral and council candidate.[6]

Four mayoral elections, along with one deputy mayoral election, were uncontested, as well as the entire King Island council election.[7]

Results

See main article: Results of the 2022 Tasmanian local elections.

Mayoral elections

Mayors in italics did not recontest their positions.

CouncilBeforeResult after preference distribution
MayorPartyPartyCandidate%Result
Break O'DayMick TuckerIndependentIndependentMick Tucker51.35Independent hold
IndependentJanet Drummond33.50
BrightonTony FosterIndependentInd. LiberalLeigh Gray52.07Independent Liberal gain
IndependentPhil Owen27.23
BurnieAlvwyn BoydIndependentIndependentTeeny Brumby57.36Independent gain
Ind. LaborChris Lynch42.64
Central CoastJan BondeIndependentIndependentCheryl Fuller54.51Independent gain
Ind. LiberalGarry Carpenter45.49
Central HighlandsLoueen TriffittIndependentIndependentLoueen TriffittN/AIndependent hold
Elected unopposed
Circular HeadDarryl QuilliamIndependentIndependentGerard Blizzard57.26Independent gain
Ind. LiberalJohn Oldaker42.74
ClarenceDoug ChipmanIndependentBetter ClarenceBrendan Blomeley50.81Better Clarence gain
IndependentTony Mulder49.19
Derwent ValleyMichelle DracoulisInd. LaborInd. LaborMichelle Dracoulis59.16Ind. Labor hold
Ind. LiberalPeter Binny21.55
DevonportAnnette RockliffIndependentIndependentAlison Jarman55.04Independent gain
NationalSteve Martin44.96
DorsetGreg HowardInd. LiberalInd. LiberalGreg Howard50.98Independent Liberal hold
IndependentBeth Donoghue49.02
FlindersDavid WilliamsIndependentIndependentRachel Summers66.81Independent gain
IndependentPeter Rhodes33.19
George TownGreg KieserInd. LiberalInd. LiberalGreg Kieser57.42Independent Liberal hold
IndependentTim Harris42.58
Glamorgan-Spring BayDebby WisbyIndependentIndependent SFFCheryl Arnol61.96Independent SFF gain
IndependentRobert Forbes Young38.04
GlenorchyBec ThomasIndependentIndependentBec Thomas61.96Independent hold
IndependentKelly Sims21.13
HobartAnna ReynoldsYour Hobart IndependentsYour Hobart IndependentsAnna Reynolds53.41Your Hobart Independents hold
IndependentJohn Kelly46.59
Huon ValleySally DoyleIndependentIndependentSally Doyle55.74Independent hold
GreensPaul Gibson44.26
KentishTim WilsonIndependentIndependentKate HaberleN/AIndependent gain
Elected unopposed
King IslandJulie ArnoldIndependentIndependentMarcus Blackie61.45Independent gain
IndependentIan Allan38.55
KingboroughPaula WriedtIndependentIndependentPaula Wriedt61.39Independent hold
IndependentMark Richardson38.61
LatrobePeter FreshneyIndependentIndependentPeter FreshneyN/AIndependent hold
Elected unopposed
LauncestonAlbert Van ZettenIndependentIndependentDanny Gibson59.25Independent gain
IndependentTim Walker40.75
Meander ValleyWayne JohnstonIndependentIndependentWayne Johnston51.50Independent hold
Ind. LaborBen Dudman20.57
Northern MidlandsMary KnowlesIndependentIndependentMary Knowles56.35Independent hold
IndependentAndrew McCullagh43.65
SorellKerry VincentIndependentIndependentKerry Vincent66.45Independent hold
IndependentMarisol Miro Quesada Le Roux33.55
Southern MidlandsAlex GreenIndependentInd. LaborEdwin BattN/AIndependent Labor gain
Elected unopposed
TasmanKelly SpauldingIndependentIndependentRod Macdonald53.80Independent gain
IndependentKelly Spaulding46.20
Waratah-WynyardRobert WalshIndependentIndependentMary Duniam54.85Independent gain
IndependentKevin Hyland45.15
West CoastPhil VickersIndependentIndependentShane Pitt51.74Independent gain
IndependentLindsay Newman31.45
West TamarChristina HolmdahlIndependentIndependentChristina Holmdahl51.86Independent hold
IndependentRick Shegog48.14

Deputy mayoral elections

Deputy mayors in italics did not recontest their positions.

CouncilBeforeResult after preference distribution
Deputy MayorPartyPartyCandidate%Result
Break O'DayJohn McGiveronIndependentIndependentKristi Chapple55.90Independent gain
IndependentBarry LeFevre44.10
BrightonBarbara CurranIndependentIndependentBarbara Curran65.19Independent hold
Ind. LaborAaron De La Torre34.81
BurnieTeeny BrumbyIndependentIndependentTeeny Brumby53.11Independent hold
IndependentDavid Pease46.89
Central CoastGarry CarpenterIndependent LiberalIndependentJohn Beswick50.16Independent gain
IndependentCasey Hiscutt49.84
Central HighlandsJim AllwrightIndependentIndependentJim Allwright67.36Independent hold
IndependentRobert Cassidy32.64
Circular HeadNorman BerechreeIndependentIndependentAnnette Dawes51.11Independent gain
IndependentAshley Popowski30.28
ClarenceHeather ChongInd. LaborIndependentAllison Ritchie54.00Independent gain
IndependentWendy Kennedy46.00
Derwent ValleyJessica CosgroveIndependentIndependentLuke Browning55.70Independent gain
IndependentJessica Cosgrove44.30
DevonportAlison JarmanIndependentInd. LiberalStacey Sheehan51.81Independent Liberal gain
IndependentGerard Enniss48.19
DorsetDale JessupIndependentIndependentDale Jessup58.75Independent hold
IndependentLeonie Stein41.25
FlindersRachel SummersIndependentIndependentVanessa Grace69.65Independent gain
IndependentKen Stockton30.35
George TownTim HarrisIndependentIndependentGreg Dawson51.47Independent gain
IndependentJason Orr24.61
Glamorgan-Spring BayJenny WoodsIndependentIndependentMichael Symons51.47Independent gain
IndependentRob Churchill33.16
GlenorchySteven KingIndependentIndependentSue Hickey56.92Independent gain
IndependentJan Dunsby43.08
HobartHelen BurnetGreensGreensHelen Burnet61.13Greens hold
Ind. LiberalSimon Behrakis38.87
Huon ValleySue ClarkIndependentInd. LaborToby Thorpe59.41Independent Labor gain
IndependentDavid O'Neill40.59
KentishDon ThwaitesIndependentIndependentPenny Lane50.84Independent gain
IndependentPhillip Richards31.96
King IslandVernon PhilbeyIndependentIndependentVernon Philbey61.22Independent hold
IndependentDuncan McFie19.44
KingboroughJo WestwoodIndependentKingborough ThrivesClare Glade-Wright58.25Kingborough Thrives gain
Ind. LiberalAldo Antolli41.75
LatrobeGraeme BrownIndependentIndependentVonette Mead50.82Independent gain
IndependentGraeme Brown49.18
LauncestonDanny GibsonIndependentIndependentMatthew Garwood53.58Independent gain
IndependentHugh McKenzie46.42
Meander ValleyMichael KellyIndependentInd. LiberalStephanie Cameron53.16Independent Liberal gain
IndependentLochie Dornauf46.84
Northern MidlandsRichard GossIndependentInd. LaborJanet Lambert54.82Independent Labor gain
IndependentRichard Goss45.18
SorellNatham ReynoldsIndependentIndependentCharles Wooley50.63Independent gain
IndependentNatham Reynolds27.91
Southern MidlandsDavid LaugherIndependentIndependentKaren Dudgeon50.32Independent gain
IndependentRowena McDougall24.98
TasmanMaria StaceyIndependentIndependentMaria StaceyN/AIndependent hold
Elected unopposed
Waratah-WynyardMary DuniamIndependentIndependentCelisa Edwards61.15Independent gain
IndependentAndrea Courtney31.08
West CoastShane PittIndependentIndependentRobert Butterfield61.86Independent gain
IndependentKerry Graham38.14
West TamarJoy AllenIndependentInd. LaborJess Greene51.06Ind. Labor gain
IndependentJoy Allen48.94

Aftermath

Former Nationals senator Steve Martin was elected as a councillor in Devonport, giving the party an elected representative for the first time since he lost re-election at the 2019 federal election.[8]

Mary Duniam, the mother of Liberal senator Jonathon Duniam, became the first female mayor of Waratah-Wynyard.[8]

Launceston mayor Danny Gibson resigned in May 2023, just months after being elected, following "vile attacks, stemming from media reports".[9]

By-elections and countbacks

The Tasmanian Electoral Commission has held a number of by-elections and countbacks to fill vacancies on councils since the 2022 elections.[10] [11]

Mayoral by-elections

CouncilBeforeChangeResult after preference distribution
MayorPartyCauseDateDatePartyCandidate%
LauncestonDanny GibsonIndependentResignation15 May 202312 July 2023IndependentMatthew Garwood57.71
IndependentAndrea Dawkins42.29
SorellKerry VincentIndependentElected to Tasmanian Legislative Council for Prosser9 May 202421 June 2024IndependentJanet Gatehouse53.97
IndependentMelinda Reed46.03
GlenorchyBec ThomasIndependentElected to Tasmanian Legislative Council for Elwick9 May 202422 June 2024IndependentSue Hickey55.39
IndependentRussell Yaxley44.61

Councillor by-elections

CouncilBeforeChangeResult after preference distribution
CouncillorPartyCauseDateDatePartyCandidate%
King IslandN/AN/AOnly eight out of nine vacancies filled at election3 October 202227 October 2022IndependentAnna Hely64.36
IndependentPhilip Noble15.86
King IslandSarina LaidlerIndependentAbsent from 3 consecutive council meetings12 January 202424 January 2024IndependentSarina LaidlerN/A
Elected unopposed
SorellKerry VincentIndependentElected to Tasmanian Legislative Council for Prosser9 May 202421 June 2024IndependentMichael Larkins51.22
IndependentKristian Horvath48.78
GlenorchyBec ThomasIndependentElected to Tasmanian Legislative Council for Elwick9 May 202422 June 2024IndependentJustin Stringer53.50
GreensNina Hamasaki46.50

Countbacks

CouncilBeforeChangeAfter
CouncillorPartyCauseDateDateCouncillorParty
Huon ValleyMike WilsonIndependentResignation1 November 202214 November 2022Andrew BurgessIndependent
Meander ValleyBarry LeeIndependentResignation31 January 202314 February 2023Rodney SynfieldIndependent
GlenorchyKelly SimsIndependentAbsent from 3 consecutive council meetings26 June 202310 July 2023Shane AldertonIndependent
Glamorgan–Spring BayGreg LuckIndependentResignation11 September 202325 September 2023Richard ParkerIndependent
Central HighlandsScott BowdenIndependentDeath12 September 20239 October 2023Anthony ArcherIndependent
TasmanDavid BeardIndependentResignation5 October 202323 October 2023Jim SharmanIndependent
HobartSimon BehrakisIndependent LiberalElected to Tasmanian House of Assembly24 October 202313 November 2023Will CoatsIndependent Liberal
Southern MidlandsRowena McDougallIndependentResignation31 October 20236 November 2023Bob CampbellIndependent
SorellMeg BrownInd. LaborResignation17 November 20234 December 2023Beth NicholsIndependent
Derwent ValleyPeter BinnyIndependentResignation20 January 20246 February 2024Wayne ShoobridgeIndependent
Glamorgan-Spring BayRichard ParkerIndependentResignation23 January 20246 February 2024Kenneth GregsonIndependent
Huon ValleyCathy TembyIndependentResignation25 January 20246 February 2024Amy RobertsonIndependent
Meander ValleyLochie DornaufIndependentResignation31 January 202413 February 2024Daniel SmedleyIndependent
HobartHelen BurnetGreensElected to Tasmanian House of Assembly9 April 202422 April 2024Gemma KitsosGreens

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Local government elections 2022 . Tasmanian Electoral Commission . https://web.archive.org/web/20231228103235/https://www.tec.tas.gov.au/local-government/elections-2022/index.html . 28 December 2023.
  2. Web site: Voting in Tasmania's local council elections is now compulsory. Here's what you need to know . ABC News.
  3. Web site: Ways to vote . Tasmanian Electoral Commission.
  4. Web site: Hobart City Council Elections Candidate Guide And Preview 2022 . Kevin Bonham.
  5. Web site: Kingborough Thrives Launches 3 Candidates . Tasmanian Times.
  6. Web site: Council should stop giving away other people’s money: candidate . The Mercury.
  7. Web site: King Island Council . Tasmanian Electoral Commission.
  8. Web site: Council results coming in for Tasmanian local government elections . ABC News.
  9. Web site: Launceston Mayor Danny Gibson resigns following 'vile attacks, stemming from media reports' . ABC News.
  10. Web site: Local government elections . Tasmanian Electoral Commission.
  11. Web site: Local government vacancies since the 2022 elections. Tasmanian Electoral Commission. 2023. 13 November 2023.

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